Author Archives: Max West

About Max West

I am a freelance artist and the creator of Sunnyville Stories, an independent slice-of-life comics series.

1,000 True Fans

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Max West

In my research in marketing and crowdfunding, I came across an article that I’ve heard about in the past. Written by Kevin Kelly, this is an article titled “1,000 True Fans”.  You can read the article in its entirety, but … Continue reading →

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Why Other Kickstarters Succeed

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Max West

I’ve expressed that I want to do another Kickstarter drive to fund Sunnyville comics.  But I have no intention of doing one until I meet certain conditions.  I need to understand why the first Kickstarter failed.  I also need to … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Life Drawing

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Max West

My sabbatical hasn’t officially started yet, but I’m not waiting to get my skills up to par.  I haven’t been to life drawing in quite some time, so I started with that as practice.  Luckily for me, the Plains Art … Continue reading →

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Two more Sunnyville reviews

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Max West

Sunnyville Stories Volume 2 and Volume 3 got some more good reviews!  

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The Sunnyville Stories 2016 Annual

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Max West

Expect this around June of this year!

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Announcing the Sunnyville Annual!

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Max West

I’ve got another announcement to make.  Sometime in the spring of this year (most likely June), I will be releasing the very first Sunnyville Stories Annual! This annual will be released in both electronic format and in print format.  The … Continue reading →

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Indyfest Magazine

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Max West

I have a big announcement to make.  Sometime ago, I was interviewed in Self-Publisher Magazine; that magazine was renamed Indyfest Magazine.  It is a PDF format magazine free for download that covers independent comics. What?  Some of you may react … Continue reading →

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Type 101 for Illustrators

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Max West

I follow the Muddy Colors blog, a cool blog done by top commercial artists like Donato Giancola, Dan dos Santos and Jesper Ejsing.  Anyway, they recently put up this cool blog post about using type in your work.  While the … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville #14 Script Excerpt

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Max West

Today, I have a script excerpt to share from Sunnyville Stories #14 “Epidemic Proportions”.  We’ll take it from the top.  

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Interview and Cerebus Sketches

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Max West

I have various bits of news to share today. First, one of my goals for 2016 was to get at least five interviews and already I have three of them! First there was Root Beer Party. Second came Self Publisher’s … Continue reading →

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